After the last blog lots of you wanted to know exactly what we planted in our fruit and vegetable patch. So here’s a list.
Leeks and Beetroot from ready grown seedling packs – These proved to be excellent value at £1.99 per pack. We were surprised at how many we got in each pack and ran out of the space we had allotted them.
Chard, baby carrots, radish and Lambs lettuce direct sown from seed as they should germinate easily in the current soil temperatures
Gooseberry ‘Hinnomaki Red’ great flavour, heavy cropper and very disease resistant – Some gooseberries are prone to mildew
Loganberry – Great flavour and will look ornamental trained along the fence
Jostaberry – I’ve never tried one of these; it’s a cross between a blackcurrant and a gooseberry minus the prickles and sounds delicious.
These are all growing away well now. The mild temperatures and rain are making it perfect planting weather so I shall be out again in a few days getting my autumn tubs planted so they can establish before the cold weather descends...
